An Act relative to increasing transparency in public construction
This bill amends Massachusetts law to classify applications for construction project eligibility and related update statements as public records. The change directly affects the public and government agencies by making these documents accessible for review under existing freedom of information rules. However, the bill specifically exempts any financial information contained within those applications from public disclosure. This adjustment aims to balance the goal of greater transparency in public construction projects with the need to protect sensitive financial data.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 26, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
upper
1 primary · 22 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brendan Crighton
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Flanagan
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Hendricks
DDemocratic
Co
Colleen Garry
DDemocratic
Co
David LeBoeuf
DDemocratic
Co
Jack Lewis
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Oliveira
DDemocratic
Co
James Arena-DeRosa
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Eldridge
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
Marc Pacheco
DDemocratic
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